Armed with UConn blueprint and superstar coach, BYU’s NCAA Tournament run may be glimpse into future
Getty Images MILWAKUEE -- Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and man, a lot of people in this tight basketball circle want both what BYU is building and has on the way. The Cougars outlasted 3-seed Wisconsin in a 91-89 thriller to advance to next week's Sweet 16. A second-weekend appearance has happened just one other time (2011) for this sports-loving, BYU program since the NCAA Tournament expanded in 1985.Remarkable things are simmering for coach Kevin Young, who is already taking the program to a zip code it isn't used to. BYU's pot of NIL money is a story. Inking the breathtaking AJ Dybantsa is another one. But the story might be Young, who looks more and more like a rockstar by the day. The former hotshot NBA assistant was in his bag all weekend, steering BYU through a Selection […]